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19 Aug, 2016 07:30

Poisoned fields: Glyphosate, an underrated risk?

Poisoned fields: Glyphosate, an underrated risk?

Glyphosate is the world’s most widely-used weed killer. Some claim it’s completely harmless, others say it’s a serious health hazard for humans and animals. The WHO has suddenly called for an all-out ban on glyphosate, considering it toxic and probably carcinogenic. This film sets out in search of sick animals, humans and plants in Germany, Denmark and the US, and asks how the WHO reached these new conclusions and what action the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment is taking.

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